18th Massachusetts Infantry

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Muster In: August 27, 18611Muster Out: Old members left front July 20 and mustered out September 2, 1864. Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion. Consolidated with 32nd Massachusetts Infantry October 21, 1864.2

Commander(s):
Major Thomas Weston
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Captain Luther S. Bent
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 615: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 123: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 615: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 139: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 139: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩

TOm Churchill, Donald Thompson and I have been researching the 18th Mass for many years. Each of us had one or more ancestors in the regiment, so we have a personal connection to it. Our website is www18thmass.com. We certainly have some material regarding the regiment from 1864, but, as you are aware, the 18th was mustered out in Sept 1864. The remaining men were transferred to the 32nd Mass and were with that unit through the rest of the war. Steve

Thank you for yor comment. I’m away on a business trip right now, but I’ll be contacting you when I return to see if we might come to some mutually beneficial arrangement regarding your materials. Typically I will link back to your site on every post where I use your material, and I’ll also include an official link to your site on this page if you provide any material whatsoever.